to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
suffix for familiar person
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
accurate; correct; precise; exact
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung